Feb. Crossover special success rates, anyone?

messydesk

I had some grades post today from my crossover special submission. 2 for 2 at grade.

1799 $1 20
1886 Ty 1 1c 64BN

Has anyone else received grades for the special yet?

lusterlover

Nice. I just shipped one off today. Sounds like yours turned around pretty fast.

Vbowling299

Hope its a sign to come! Sent 3 coins out for my first crossover attempt ever!

Bochiman

Is the IHC toned? Any pics?
Good job on the 2 for 2.

cameonut2011

I am about to send 47 off (mostly old ANACS and NGC) and will have economy, regular, and express submissions. I'll update when I have results.

Vbowling299

Figure i might as well include what they are and my projection (min grade)
1917-s type 1 quarter NGC64FH (64FH)
1818/7 bust half ANACS45 (XF40)
1842 med date half ngc58 (AU55)

EagleEye

@cameonut2011 said:
I am about to send 47 off (mostly old ANACS and NGC) and will have economy, regular, and express submissions. I'll update when I have results.

Isn't the February special is a walk-through rate if successful. There is no economy, express or regular rate.

I had one order of 13 go 100%
two 20-coin orders went 75% each.
I a have a set of 1858 cent Patterns in right now which should go 100%

Having the coin crossover with a $125 fee and 1% value added fee is a rather expensive addition to the cost of the coins, but I think it is worth it.

messydesk

@Bochiman said:
Is the IHC toned? Any pics?
Good job on the 2 for 2.

IHC is nicely toned. MessydeskViews will be posted when I get the coins back.

Bochiman

I figured it would be toned nicely...that's why I asked
I'm impatient...you should have taken pics before sending them in

messydesk

@EagleEye said:

@cameonut2011 said:
I am about to send 47 off (mostly old ANACS and NGC) and will have economy, regular, and express submissions. I'll update when I have results.

Isn't the February special is a walk-through rate if successful. There is no economy, express or regular rate.
...

The collector's club special is at any service level during February -- no cross, no grading fee.

EagleEye

@messydesk said:

@EagleEye said:

@cameonut2011 said:
I am about to send 47 off (mostly old ANACS and NGC) and will have economy, regular, and express submissions. I'll update when I have results.

Isn't the February special is a walk-through rate if successful. There is no economy, express or regular rate.
...

The collector's club special is at any service level during February -- no cross, no grading fee.

Thanks. Didn't know that.

Ronyahski

That is for collector members only, not dealers. Dealers are $10 per failed cross???

cameonut2011

@messydesk said:
I had some grades post today from my crossover special submission. 2 for 2 at grade.

1799 $1 20
1886 Ty 1 1c 64BN

Has anyone else received grades for the special yet?

Did you submit under the regular tier? What was the time from arrival to grades posting?

messydesk

Marked as received by PCGS 2/13 (although it was earlier than that based on USPS tracking), grades posted 2/23, shipped 2/24. Submitted under the regular tier.

logger7

I was thinking of trying this, PCGS certified coins sell better. But on an economies that get picked up by PCGS it was 5 business days before they were logged in. I was told they are very busy now.

oih82w8

Today is the last day for this "special", get it post marked by close of business.

messydesk

If shipping USPS, you could probably print out your postage before midnight tonight and ship tomorrow, unless shipping registered. I don't think the PO adds additional postmarks to online postage labels.

ShadyDave

https://www.pcgs.com/statistics/

mbogoman

Marked received 2/7, Secure Plus, still Processing...but it's a complicated one!

mercurydimeguy

I have 2 regular orders in since Feb 8 but no results yet. I have 2 other orders USPS shows was picked up on 2/24 but PCGS doesn't show them logged in yet. I'll report back grades when they post.

Wabbit2313

I am 5 for 6 with one order pending yet.

cameonut2011

Wow! There is a huge disparity in statistics:

Average per month crossover attempts (last 12 months) 2380:
Success (average last 12 months): 42%
Last 30 days: 4,479
Success Rate Last 30 days: 30%

It looks like several others had the same idea that I did and included a few borderline/iffy coins in hopes the pieces would cross.

jonruns

I was lucky: 1 for 1 at grade...$2.50 1856-O @ AU53...TrueView not up yet...

messydesk

As promised, here are the MessydeskViews of the two I got back today. The cent is 64BN, the dollar 20.

ModCrewman

I went 3 for 4 upgrades with one DNC.

The DNC went back in the mail yesterday.

oih82w8

@ModCrewman said:
I went 3 for 4 upgrades with one DNC.

The DNC went back in the mail yesterday.

"Back" to PCGS or where you got it from?

ModCrewman

Back to PCGS for another try. I'd actually sent it the first time in January, and figured it won't ever be as cheap to try again as it was to give it another go under the special. I believe it should cross...just may take a few tries as it's a significant coin.

yKnot

I went three for three (submitted 2/21). One was a 1936 Lincoln in a 67RB* NGC holder and it crossed as a 67 RD. I wasn't even thinking the designation could change. I would have preferred to keep it a 67 RB but I can see how there was probably enough red to warrant the change. I was hoping to make the first 1936 PCGS in 67RB. The other two crossed at their assigned grades (65BN).

mbogoman

0 fer 1...

logger7

If you go to their statistics page crossover rates were in the low 30s but coming back up now.

cameonut2011

@logger7 said:
If you go to their statistics page crossover rates were in the low 30s but coming back up now.

Hopefully that means good things for my pending submissions, but I'm not getting my hopes up.

Wabbit2313

I went 7 for 8.

Vbowling299

still waiting...:(

NorCalJack

Well I did not do as well as I had hoped. I went 4 for 10, which is probably average.

The coins that did cross are as follows (they are all Washington Quarters):

1960 Type B MS-66
1963 Type B MS-66
1952-P MS-66+ (CAC)
1945-P MS-67

The coins that did not cross are as follows (again all WQ):

1940 PR68 CAC
1943-S MS-66
1946-D MS-67
1952-S MS-67
1951-D MS-67
1959 UCAM68

Well the more expensive coins did not cross. I will have to send in the 1940 PR68 CAC again. The others I may just crack out and send in raw. Not sure what to do with the 1959 UCAM68. The price of these have come down quite a bit the last year and after I got the coin in hand I don't think it will ever cross. But with the special they had I thought I would try.

DoughDeo

4 out of 5 crossed

3 at grade
1 upgrade from AU53 to AU55 (Wooohooo!!!)

Vbowling299

Finally!! My crossover results posted today!! Went 3/3 crossing at exatly the min grade i put down.

1917-s type 1 quarter NGC64FH (64FH) crossed at 64FH
1818/7 bust half ANACS45 (XF40) crossed at xf40
1842 med date half ngc58 (AU55) crossed at au55

ModCrewman

@ModCrewman said:
Back to PCGS for another try. I'd actually sent it the first time in January, and figured it won't ever be as cheap to try again as it was to give it another go under the special. I believe it should cross...just may take a few tries as it's a significant coin.

I've now dropped to 3 for 5 upgrades as the 2nd go around with this coin didn't fare any better yielding a 2nd DNC.

ShadyDave

Still waiting...on business day 21 for mine.

Fishpro

Went 0 for 4 with less than year old ANACS grades. All the ANACS grades were MS 66 and 67. Washington quarte graded MS 67, 2 Franklins both MS 66 FBL a 1932 one cent MS 67 Red. All the ANACS grades were off. Any ideas?

Wabbit2313

@Fishpro said:
Went 0 for 4 with less than year old ANACS grades. All the ANACS grades were MS 66 and 67. Washington quarte graded MS 67, 2 Franklins both MS 66 FBL a 1932 one cent MS 67 Red. All the ANACS grades were off. Any ideas?

Yes, don't buy Anacs.

Fishpro

No more for me! All of the coins i put away in the mid 80's

Ronyahski

still waiting.................

lusterlover

It's extremely difficult to cross a high grade early Lincoln in any holder (in mine and others' experience on these boards).

Coin Finder

3 out of 4 was charged for the one the did not cross... Called Customer service, no call back... I think they are working on it. I got a call from the accounting department and it took awhile for me to explain the situation, they did not get it. Very frustrating...

So the one that didn't cross was an old soap holder NGC world coin from 1813. Way undergraded but it has a collection number on the coin in black ink, It did not eat into the surface. But PCGS said it was environmental damage and thus would not cross....

cameonut2011

How long after your orders were received did PCGS charge your credit card? PCGS still hasn't charged my CC. The coins were received in the middle of March because Registered Mail was so slow.

Coin Finder

@cameonut2011 They hit PCGS on Feb.23 and my card was charged MArch 20th

cameonut2011

Thank you!

davewesen

@cameonut2011 said:
How long after your orders were received did PCGS charge your credit card? PCGS still hasn't charged my CC. The coins were received in the middle of March because Registered Mail was so slow.

When they are ready to ship back - sometimes they do not know what the total cost will be until graded.

had 4 ms65 Washington quarters - 2 NGC crossed, 2 ICG did not

mercurydimeguy

I went 4 for 4 on an economy order of some really neat common (but uncommonly) toned coins. Will post some images soon... All were NGC

ShadyDave

Still waiting, business day 25

JeffMTampa

Mine posted today. I submitted 20 NGC graded Seated Half Dimes; 15 crossed at the same grade and 5 DNC. Not bad.